KABUL(SW):The foundation stone for an industrial park was laid by AISA (Afghanistan Investment Support Agency) officials and economic advisor to the President in Kabul.
It is said that the park is worth $ 105 million.
At the ceremony, Mohammad Qurban Haqjoo, Head of AISA, said that 11 factories for Afghanistan products would be active in this park.
He stressed upon standardized construction of the park adding that they would closely monitor the construction of the park.
The factories that the park would cover include food stuff products, medicine, electronic tools, clothes, plastic industry, precious stones process and printing.
He said that the park would create more than 15000 jobs for 7500 citizens.
He also pointed out that Afghanistan is rich in terms of conducive lands for investment but there is no land available for AISA to invest in and that they are working to solve this problem.
Hazrat Omar Zakhylwal, economic advisor to the President, who was also at the ceremony, asked Afghan businessmen to invest more in the country.
The officials said that AISA has 8 industerial parks across the country in Kabul, Kandahar, Balkh, Herat and Nangarhar provinces.
They added that there were 12 factories underway in Parwan, Logar and Wardak provinces and 12 other factories would soon be established.
They asked the government to pay serious attention to such factories to be activated soon.
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